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I know the Trisagion in Greek but I want to know it in different languages; When I hear it in Church Slavonic it sounds like "sviati boze, sviati kiriti, sviati.." and then I cannot understand the rest. I can't find it online.

However this transliteration does not represent in a precise manner the actual pronunciation of the prayer because Slavonic has some sounds which does not exist in English.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IdJ4HsQPu0

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I pray Thee, O Merciful Lord, for all the peoples of the earth, that they may come to know Thee by Thy Holy Spirit.

In the Syriac Orthodox Church (and the other Oriental Orthodox Churches) the Trisagion is seen as a hymn of praise to Jesus Christ, and as per the tradition originally chanted by Joseph of Arimethia when he along with others brought down the body of Christ from the Cross.My understanding is that in the Byzantine (Chalcedonian ) Orthodox Churches the Trisagion is seen as a hymn praising the Holy Trinity. So in your faith tradition the fourth sentence ‘deslebt hlofayn’ (thou who was crucified for us) will have to be avoided.

However this transliteration does not represent in a precise manner the actual pronunciation of the prayer because Slavonic has some sounds which does not exist in English.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IdJ4HsQPu0

Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.A hasty quarrel kindles fire,and urgent strife sheds blood.If you blow on a spark, it will glow;if you spit on it, it will be put out; and both come out of your mouth